CVE intelligence

CVE-2026-7962

Vulnerability intelligence

Published May 6, 2026Sources checked Sep 27, 2026

5.4MEDIUMCVSS out of 10

What this means

Review the available evidence

CVE-2026-7962 and is rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.4. It is not in the current CISA KEV record we collected. That does not prove exploitation has not occurred.

CISA KEVNot listedBased on the latest collected catalog

EPSS0.2%Estimated 30-day exploitation probability

Ransomware useNot markedCISA KEV ransomware field

Threat actors0Source-linked actor relationships

Overview

What is CVE-2026-7962?

Insufficient policy enforcement in DirectSockets in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker to perform arbitrary read/write via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)